Symmetric Functions and Hall Polynomials

I. G. Macdonald

Symmetric Functions and Hall Polynomials

I. G. Macdonald

Description

This new and much expanded edition of a well-received book remains the only text available on the subject of symmetric functions and Hall polynomials. There are new sections in almost every chapter, and many new examples have been included throughout.

Symmetric Functions and Hall Polynomials

I. G. Macdonald

Reviews and Awards

"This new edition incorporates the additions to the translated version, as well as a tremendous amount of new material . . . . Readers familiar with the first edition will find that the author's uniquely brief but lucid style has not changed . . . . This masterful new edition will undoubtedly remain the standard reference for symmetric polynomials. It serves as proof of the metatheorem that wherever 'natural' structures indexed by partitions arise, the algebra of symmetric functions is nearby."--Mathematical Reviews